Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Yes, it is a preseason game. Yes, it technically doesn’t count. And finally, yes, the Texans aren’t exactly building an extravagant game plan for Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But that does not mean the game is less important.

“Our goal is to go into Pittsburgh and see how much improvement we can make over our performance last Saturday night,” Texans head coach Dom Capers said. “It’s always a big challenge when you go on the road the first time and deal with all the distractions of playing on the road – the crowd noise and the focus and concentration it takes.”

The Texans look to make some more history Saturday when they travel to Pittsburgh for the first preseason game between the two teams. A win and the Texans would have won back-to-back preseason games for the first time in team history.

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

So, training camp has begun and we're beginning to see who's going to contribute to a Texan winning season. Here's the coach's assesment of the team:

“I think they had the right attitude, the guys who have been through came with
us a couple of years they know what we expect," head coach Dom
Capers said. "I think their focus and attention has been good. Really,
that’s the challenge of training camp. You have to come out here every day and
work to get better because these days go by fast.”

The Texans will practice once today, twice Wednesday and once Thursday before the Dolphins arrive in Houston for two practices and a scrimmage in Reliant Stadium on August 7.